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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Pukose",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker, for allowing me to contribute to this Motion. I rise to support the Report of the Committee in rejecting the nomination of Dr. Samuel Njuguna Kabue as a Commissioner to the KNHRC. The Committee has done a good job because, for once, they have not disputed the qualifications of Dr. Kabue. As far as his qualifications are concerned, they have not disapproved. What they have disapproved is the flawed process that was used in nominating him. The list of the names that were forwarded to the Head of State for nomination did not contain the name of Dr. Kabue. Therefore, it would be wrong for the Committee to assume that the President was given the names by the Commission. Even if the seventh shortlisted candidate on the list died, and was a person with disability, the whole process should have been nullified. The President should have asked the selection panel to add a name of a person with disability on the list This House is correcting the mistake that was made. It is sending a very clear message – that if your name is not on the list that was forwarded to the President for nomination, you cannot have any other way, like approaching the President and having The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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